Does preinjury statin use improve in-hospital survival in elderly trauma patients?
Preinjury statin use may confer an in-hospital survival benefit in elderly trauma patients, specifically those without preexisting cardiovascular disease.
Preinjury statin use in elderly patients is associated with a significant survival benefit after major trauma, but only in patients without preexisting cardiovascular disease.
Efron et al. (Tue,) studied this question.